Normally, I make sure that my hay lasts thru to the first cutting of grass,which is usually mid to late summer here in Northern New Mexico. THis year, I’ve run short early. Partly because I ended up filling my hay barn in July, not September. And partly because I’ve been feeding two young growing horses […]
Category Archives: Impy
2022 Painter Colt
Usually when I let Elroy and Impy out to wrassle there is lots of spinning about, rearing up and bowing down for ankle biting. There is very little trotting calmly about in circles unless I’m in the pen with my longe whip. I want them both to understand that no matter how frisky they feel […]
Before I head into the breakdown of what I’ve learned about Impy’s ancestry and genetics, I’m going to offer up a brief history of the Painter horses. Bob Painter was one of the idiosyncratic crusty old Westerners that wanted to preserve an Old West that may never have actually existed. He grew up ranching, with […]
Impy likes to spread his hay out and eat the best parts first. Then he likes to pee on the rest. Then he stands on a pile of wet stinky pee-soaked hay, claiming he is starving nigh unto death. I’m all for peeing where you eat out on pasture. Urine offers a hefty nitrogen boost […]
My Painter Pony showed up with several names. He was born on the night of the Fourth of July, 2022. And there was a double rainbow the morning of the 5th when he was first spotted. Which does offer a lot of possibilities for creative naming. ‘Marcada por los Poderes del Cielo’ might be technically […]
My Painter Pony does get to get out and explore. Also eat. Eating is very important to this growing boy.
Although my Painter Pony would like you to believe I have been ignoring him dreadfully, that is not entirely so He did model my ergonomically designed longeing cavasson, which continues to disappoint. I haven’t yet discovered what horse’s head it is designed to fit. In spite of that, I eventually managed to persuade my Painter […]
I’ve been concerned about Elroy’s extreme stress response from the start. But when he went into a full-fledged eye-rolling hind end collapse a few weeks back, I feared the worst. I have had three horses with central nervous system issues, including seizures, and the prognosis is never good. Thankfully I have a wise and understanding […]
And, no I don’t mean a painted pony, I mean one of Robert Painter’s herd that was dispersed after his death in 2020. I mean one of his Colonial Spanish Barb Mustangs, as he had horses from the founding stock of ALL the CS registries. I found it ironic that I didn’t end up with […]
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